Holy Other launched his debut album ‘Held’ last night at Village Underground- easily one of the best medium sized music venues in London. We got there in time to catch the second support act, Tri Angle label mate, Vessel who was well under way with some slow clunky industrial techno building up into something faster and more pounding. A great introduction to the moody sound of the night and now on our ‘one to watch’ radar.

A hoodless Holy Other took to the stage to play live, mixing his new material with tracks from his EP ‘With U’. He artfully kept the pace exciting taking us from slow and atmospheric, the crowd all nodding heads in unison, to bassy and melodic getting everyone moving a bit more and then slowing it right back down again. All set against a perfectly fitting backdrop of minimal black and white visuals, Holy Other’s signature euphoria and bass sounded beautiful on the venues precision sound system. The reluctant star made a sharp exit leaving a delighted crowd feeling like they had experienced something ethereal and really quite special.

Held is out now. Buy it here.